{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-henri-pick-9781782275824","title":"The Mystery of Henri Pick","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the small town of Crozon in Brittany, a library houses manuscripts that were rejected for publication: the faded dreams of aspiring writers. Visiting while on holiday, young editor Delphine Despero is thrilled to discover a novel so powerful that she feels compelled to bring it back to Paris to publish it.   The book is a sensation, prompting fevered interest in the identity of its author - apparently one Henri Pick, a now-deceased pizza chef from Crozon. Sceptics cry that the whole thing is a hoax: how could this man have written such a masterpiece? An obstinate journalist, Jean-Michel Rouche, heads to Brittany to investigate.   By turns farcical and moving, The Mystery of Henri Pick is a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books - and of the authors who write them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A delight with a novel premise.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— CrimeReads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Henri Pick \u003c\/i\u003eis so ridiculously French that if it started smoking Gitanes while you read it, you wouldn’t be entirely surprised.\" — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times Culture \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is light, funny and erudite: a delight.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— The Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A charming literary caper... A playfully droll satire of the French publishing scene and a completely delightful jeu d’esprit.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— The Daily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Written with humour, wit and intelligence, it's set in a world of books and publishing. I really enjoyed it.\" — \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTripFiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Henri Pick\u003c\/i\u003e manages the great gap between levity and profundity, between humour and seriousness. A beautiful farce.\"\u003cb\u003e — \u003ci\u003eLe Figaro Littéraire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138362802519,"sku":"9781782275824","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782275824.jpg?v=1751919102","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-henri-pick-9781782275824","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}